Roaring Run Natural Area

Painter Rock Hill–Hillside Trail, 5 sights

13 mi · ▲ 2,152 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Painter Rock Hill–Hillside Trail, 5 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Roaring Run Natural Area near Myersbrook, PA. The route reaches Painter Rock Hill at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 2,152 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,857 – 2,920 ft · steepest grade: 28%13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05572, -79.27931
Nearest town Myersbrook, PA

Directions

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Painter Rock Hill–Hillside Trail, 5 sights

13 mi · ▲ 2,152 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,858–2,919 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Run Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.05572, -79.27931

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 20% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftBear left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Koring Trail, heading W.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hillside Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.3 miSharp right onto Roaring Run Trail, heading NW.
  6. 2.6 miTurn right onto Painter Rock Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.7 miSharp left onto McKenna Trail, heading NE.
  8. 500 ftTurn right onto Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned), heading N.
  9. 0.6 miReach Painter Rock Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto McKenna Trail, heading SW.
  11. 500 ftSharp right onto Painter Rock Trail, heading S.
  12. 1.7 miTurn left onto Roaring Run Trail, heading SE.
  13. 2.6 miSharp left onto Hillside Trail, heading SE.
  14. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Koring Trail, heading SE.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 70°F61°
Precip20%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity97%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 12% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 20% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 67°54°
Mon 72°49°
Tue 77°52°
Wed 80°58° 23%
Thu 73°55° 34%
Fri 65°49° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.

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